Action Skateboarding Book

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Title Action Skateboarding
Latest Edition 1st Edition
Author Jan Andrejtschitsch
Author 2 Raimund Kallee
Format Hardcover, Paperback
Pages 128 pages
Publisher Sterling Pub Co Inc.
Published 1993
Language English
ISBN-10 0806985011
ISBN-13 978-0806985015
Dimensions 6.8" x 0.5" x 8.8"
Print Status Out of Print
Available at Amazon Around $2.99 Used

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction - Why would anyone want to take up skateboarding?
History - A lot has happened in a short time
The Board
Protective Gear - Dispense with it at your own risk!
  • Shoes
Terrain
  • Street
  • Curbs
  • Banks
  • Ditch
  • Street Obstacles
  • Halfpipe
  • Miniramp
  • Skatepark Pool
Let's Skate - Basic techniques for every skater.
  • Streetstyle - Skating that can be done anywhere - well, almost anywhere.
    • Acid Drop
    • Slides/Ty Slide
    • Boneless One
    • Ollie
    • Frontside Ollie to 50/50
    • Ollie to Tailslide
    • Wallie
    • Fastplant
    • Ollie Nosepick
    • Ollie Kickflip
    • No Comply
    • Jump Ramp Airs
    • Railslide
    • Ollie Handrail
  • Halfpipe - Thrills, tension and tremendous physical challenge.
    • Taking Off, Fakie and Pushing
    • Backside Kickturn
    • Drop In
    • Frontside Grind
    • Axle Stall (50/50)
    • Rock 'n' Roll
    • Rock 'n' Roll to Fakie
    • Fakie Disaster
    • Feeble Grind to Fakie
    • Sweeper
    • Backside Air
    • Lien to Tail
    • Invert
    • Frontside Handplant
  • Freestyle - Board artistry on level ground.
  • Glossary
  • Index